The muzium entry is free, good to spend time to understand china history...

I was allowed free entry to this excellent museum after showing my passport at the museum ticket office. The museum catalogues the history of Gansu from the age of the dinosaurs to the modern day including well preserved artefacts over 8000 years of continual human settlement. The Silk Road is emphasized, as per local political expectations, but the collection of ceramics, pottery and bronze pieces is at least as impressive. Many of these pieces date back to as early as 4000BC. As a Westerner I also found the political story of the revolution interesting because the faces and artefacts helped humanize this transformational period of Chinese history.

Not much to see in Lanzhou, but some interesting exhibits if you persist, at this regional museum in China!

its very good place. top 10 in china. if anyone travels lanzhou, you should come here.

For foreigner.. Bring ur passport to get free entrance

This place is awesome and free!

A nice place to visit.

Pretty iconic spot to take some pictures. Nothing really interesting to see aside from its historical background of the river. Still worth the visit to get some cool instagramable photos!

One of the oldest Morden bridge in the yellow rive

A pedastrian iron bridge across Yellow River from Zhongshan Road to Baitasi Park. Many tourists gathee here.

Wa being told that Zhongshan Bridge is the first bridge across the Yellow River. Through the years, it has been renovated to be a solid but yet very interesting bridge. Fun to walk across the bridge with many great views at either side of the banks. Love the designs of the bridge ie very archaic in appearance. And great information (in English too) of the history of this bridge.

Nice bridge... Cross the two sides of the the yellow river. Always get the feeling of the history.

This is a typical Chinese thing. There is a bridge over the yellow river that is unfit for cars, so it is a pedestrian bridge and got colourful lights that show off in the evening. Named after a person of high reputation in China (who would probably be imprisoned today for being liberal), it is considered special, just by the name. It is nice to cross to look at the river. There is the usual rock at the entrance of the bridge where one can have one's photo taken, very important. An attraction in a city without other attractions. Better go for the food which is great.

One of the first bridges in this area built over the yellow river. Now it is pedestrian only, so it’s a pretty nice place to walk about and get some breeze from the river.

Built in Quin dynasty , said to be the first bridge that crossed Yellow River (but I am not as sure), and blessed by Dr Sun Yatsang, otherwise not much to miss.

One of the "must visit tourist site" in Lanzhou City. Best time to visit this site is in the evening after sunset. The lights along the bridge and the buildings at the background make the site very beautiful. A fantastic treat for photographic enthusiasts. There are walking paths along the way and on the bridge. Visitors on wheelchairs have no problem visiting the sites.

Beautiful architecture

Nice environment

MashaAllah Very beautiful mosque

rebulided after1976

Holiest site

(Translated by Google) The Xiguan Mosque in Lanzhou was built by Muslim merchants and is commonly known as the "guest temple". It is located at the west end of Xiguan Street, Lanzhou City (the west end of Linxia Road, the intersection of five roads). It was first built in the Hongwu or Yongle years of the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, it was rebuilt in 1684 (the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty). It was expanded during the Yongzheng period, and in the early years of the Republic of China, the street pavilion and the bathing room in the courtyard were expanded. The temple covers an area of ​​more than 4,800 square meters (about 7.5 acres). The original temple includes three parts: the outer courtyard with large screen wall and bathing room; the inner courtyard with Bangke Building and worship hall; and the north courtyard with study rooms and dormitories. The main gate, Bangke Tower, and worship hall are all Chinese palace-style buildings with cornices and raised corners. Their outstanding feature is that the main hall, Bangke Tower and the second gate are connected by corridors, with four floors and six eaves, and a height of 16 to 17 meters. The Bangke Tower matches the majestic and solemn main hall with ingenious shape, which can accommodate thousands of people for worship. It appears to be magnificent, with reasonable layout and unique ingenuity. It is the messenger of Lanzhou City Mosque. It was once a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. However, They were all demolished during the "Cultural Revolution". After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the ethnic and religious policies were implemented. At the urgent request of the Muslim people, in April 1983, Qiao Liansheng and Wan Yaobin, directors of the State Council’s Religious Affairs Bureau, together with relevant provincial and municipal leaders and the Muslim people, adopted state funding to promote religious education. Through voluntary donations from the masses, the Xiguan Mosque will be rebuilt on its original site. After completion, it will be open to domestic and foreign Muslim guests, restoring its status as a "guest temple" in history. In March 1986, a temple construction committee was formed under the leadership of Ma Shengjun, deputy mayor of Lanzhou City, and engineer Wang Honglie (Hui nationality) was hired as the plenipotentiary representative to start the construction work. After more than two years, we overcame various difficulties and spent more than 1.45 million yuan to build a worship hall with a construction area of ​​3,000 square meters. The total height of the hall is about 37 meters. It is divided into four floors. The bottom floor is 3.9 meters high and has offices. , lecture hall, dormitory, storage room, bathing room, and a small chapel for women. The upper three floors are the worship hall, which can accommodate more than 3,000 people. There is also a scripture storage room, a broadcast room, and a rest room on the surface of the horse gallery. (Original) 兰州西关清真大寺是穆斯林客商所建，俗有“客寺”之称。位于兰州市西关街西端（临夏路西端，五条马路汇合处）。始建于明朝洪武或永乐年间，史载重建于1684年（清康熙二十三年），雍正年间曾有扩建，民国初年又扩建临街铺面和院内沐浴室等附属设施。大寺占地面积4800多平方米（约7.5亩）。原寺包括外院大照壁、沐浴室；内院帮克楼、礼拜大殿；北院学房、宿舍等三部分。大门、帮克楼、礼拜大殿均为中国宫殿式建筑，都是飞檐翘角，其突出特点是大殿与帮克楼和二门之间以穿廊相连，四层六檐，十六七米高的帮克楼与宏伟庄重，造型奇巧，可容千人礼拜的大殿相配衬，显得气势恢弘，布局合理，独居匠心，是兰州市清真寺中的伎使者，曾为省级重点文物保护单位，可是，在“文革”中全部拆毁了。 中共十一届三中全会以后，落实民族宗教政策，在穆斯林群众的迫切要求下，1983年4月，国务院宗教局局长乔连升和宛耀宾来兰会同省市有关领导以及穆斯林群众，采取国家拨款，信教群众自愿捐款的办法，在原址重建西关清真大寺，建成后向国内外穆斯林客人开放，恢复历史上的“客寺”地位。 1986年3月，由兰州市副市长马生骏为领导，组成建寺委员会，聘请工程师王鸿烈（回族）为全权代表，开始了修建工作。历经两年多，克服各种困难，耗资145万多元，建起了一座建筑面积3000平方米的礼拜大殿、大殿总高度约37米，共分四层，底层层高3.9米，设有办公室、讲经堂、宿舍、贮藏室、沐浴室，还辟有一间供妇女用的小礼拜殿。上部三层为礼拜大殿，共容纳3000多人，跑马廊平面内还设有藏经室、广播室、休息室。

(Translated by Google) Located in the core area of ​​Lanzhou City, it can be said to be the religious landmark of Lanzhou. (Original) 位于兰州市的核心地段，可以说是兰州的宗教地标了

(Translated by Google) We went to collect herbs. It seemed to be almost November. It was quite cold. If we went to play, there was really nothing interesting to see. There was only one road and it was also a low slope, but I didn’t feel tired. We walked to the end of the road and there were people on both sides. It was mountains and trees, and we also passed a village called Age Village. . . . . (Original) 我们采药去的，好像是快十一月份了吧，天儿挺冷的，要是去玩的话还真没什么好看的，只有一条道也是低坡，倒是不觉得累，一条马路走到头，两边都是山和树，还路过了一个叫阿哥寨的村子。。。。。

One of the famous beef pulled noodle in Lanzhou

Best snacks service in this restaurant

nice place

Nice crispy chicken

Marvellous noodles

(Translated by Google) Ma Zilu Beef Noodles is a century-old restaurant. In Lanzhou, there are Dazhongxiang main store, Cultural Palace branch and railway station store. Mazilu beef noodles are slices of meat. The beef is okay, tender and flavorful; it is served with garlic sprouts and coriander. To be honest, there are not many slices of beef, so if you like meat, you can add beef in sauce. I have chosen clear soup beef noodles and braised beef noodles. Strictly speaking, the taste is average. Locals recommend another Chenji Beef Noodles (175 Xigu East Road) and Wumulepeng Gray Beef Noodles (Beibinhe West Road). No. 2168) You can also taste it and compare! (Original) 馬子祿牛肉麵是百年老店。在蘭州有大眾巷總店、文化宮分店及火車站店。馬子祿牛肉麵是一片片的片肉，牛肉還可以，軟嫩有味；配上蒜苗、香菜。說實在牛肉片實在不多，因此喜歡吃肉的話，可以加選醬牛肉。選過清湯牛肉麵與紅燒牛肉麵，嚴格要評論的話，算是口味一般，本地人推薦另一家陳記牛肉麵(西固東路175號)，以及吾穆勒蓬灰牛肉麵(北濱河西路2168號)也可以去品嚐，再做比較！

(Translated by Google) I went there twice in May 2011. The noodles are delicious, the soup is also good, and the beef in soy sauce is even better. I will never forget it. But now, judging from the picture, the bowl has become smaller, the noodles are less, and the soup is different. There are only a few customers. It seems that the grand occasion of being full every day when the old chef was in charge is no longer possible. (Original) 2011年5月去吃過兩回.麵好吃.湯頭也好.醬牛肉更好吃.久久不能忘懷. 但如今.從圖片上看碗變小了.面也少了.湯頭也不一樣.客人寥寥無幾.看來當年老師傅掌灶時天天滿座的盛況已不可得矣.

(Translated by Google) A very bad experience. Not only does the taste be average, but the beef is cut into an ugly shape with uneven thickness. The most important thing is that the service attitude is very bad. I really don’t know why it is so famous. Strongly not recommended (Original) 非常糟糕的体验，不仅味道一般，而且牛肉切的很难看，形状薄厚都不均匀，最关键的是服务态度非常不好。真不知为啥会有这么大的名气。强烈不推荐

(Translated by Google) It’s delicious and not expensive. It’s really worth it. (Original) 好吃不贵真的值得来

(Translated by Google) The most important halal thing (Original) أهم شيذ الحلال